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Surprise Revelation In Trump-Russia Investigation

Two
more bombshell reports published Friday afternoon delivered a one-two
punch to the Trump White House regarding the investigation into its
potential ties to Russia, capping off a week where each day dealt a
fresh blockbuster blow to the administration.

In one story, the Washington Post reported that a law enforcement Russia probe has identified a current adviser to the president as a “person of interest,” while a New York Times story
reported that the commander in chief told visiting Russian officials
that the firing of “nut job” FBI Director James Comey had taken a weight
off his shoulders.

“I
just fired the head of the FBI. He was crazy, a real nut job,”
President Trump said in a meeting with Russian officials last week, according to the Times report on a document summarizing the meeting. “I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off.”

Trump
reportedly added that he wasn’t under investigation, which is
potentially untrue, since the president may not know the extent or
specifics of the probe. The White House did not dispute the Times
reporting on Trump’s quote.

The Washington Post
story reported that the probe into potential ties between the Trump
campaign and Russia had identified a senior White House adviser who is
close to the president as a “significant person of interest.” The Post
also reported that while the initial investigation was into coordination
between Trump officials and Russia, sources said it has expanded to
include potential financial crimes committed by those close to Trump.

Two
members of the Trump campaign and transition team with reported ties to
Russia former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former
campaign chair Paul Manafort are not current White House officials,
meaning the Post reporting has identified a new connection.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer commented on the Times report, reiterating the president’s recent characterization of Comey as a “grandstander.”

“By
grandstanding and politicizing the investigation into Russia’s actions,
James Comey created unnecessary pressure on our ability to engage and
negotiate with Russia,” said Spicer in a statement to the Times regarding
its story.

“The investigation would have always continued, and
obviously, the termination of Comey would not have ended it. Once again,
the real story is that our national security has been undermined by the
leaking of private and highly classified conversations.”

The conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak
took place on May 10, one day after Trump fired Comey. This was the
same meeting in which Trump revealed previously classified information.

The White House initially said that Comey was fired following the
recommendation of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, but Trump
undercut that account in an interview on May 11 when he said he was
going to fire Comey regardless of what Rosenstein suggested because the
FBI chief was a “showboat.”